ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,017, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Expandable footprint implant" was invented by Jason Gray (East Greenville, Pa.) and David Feigenbaum (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Expandable intervertebral fusion implants, system, and methods. The expandable intervertebral implant is capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The implant may include a central drive assembly configured to control left and right side assemblies. The expandable intervertebral implant may be ...